English
Sumatran
From Sumatra + -an.
A compound of Sumatra + -an
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
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Sanskrit समुद्र ‘sea’
Malay Sumatera
Arabic سُومَطْرَة
Portuguese Sumatra
English Sumatra
Today it means
adj From, or pertaining to, the island of Sumatra
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sumatran